My point wasn't about what the previous referendum was regarding, just that it was necessary to have a confirmatory referendum back then and it's somehow the worst thing ever when a confirmatory referendum is insinuated now. I believe a minority of people (even up to 40% potentially) feel like they'll be robbed of a "win" if the vote is put to the people now. And thus are incredibly defensive of anyone being allowed to vote again.
It's also a tangially related point but the referendum was organised when glastonbury was happening and since the demographics state that young people tend towards remain, and they were essentially denied a vote. Since 34% of all people didn't vote, and it's such a slim majority I don't buy the argument that it's "the will of the people", it's the will of some people, and it has polarised the country.
The fact is that people didn't actually know what they were voting for, everyone had a different version of brexit in mind, most were absolute fantasy. There are a lot of people who are anti-EU due to decades of defamation by ruling parties and our mass media.
Regarding my last point the EU had to set up a site to defend itself, but, as you likely know: disinformation is hard to counteract.
My statement about "will of the people" being a meme follows directly the definition of memetics:
> Memetics describes how an idea can propagate successfully, but doesn't necessarily imply a concept is factual
People are always saying it's the will of the people but they're unwilling to possibly have another referendum, they're unwilling to accept that people have been lied to, and they're unwilling to accept that brexit as described has changed.
Here's all the prominent leavers saying we would stay in the single market if people voted leave:
If you don't vote it is taken that you aren't bothered by the outcome. There are plenty of ways you can cast your vote in the UK, this includes postal vote or nominating someone else to cast your vote. If someone didn't vote because they were at a music festival well that they could have voted in an using an alternate manner.
The turnout for the vote in 2016 was very high compared to a general election. Some say the highest ever.
This idea that it isn't the will of the people is I feel just sour grapes.
It's also a tangially related point but the referendum was organised when glastonbury was happening and since the demographics state that young people tend towards remain, and they were essentially denied a vote. Since 34% of all people didn't vote, and it's such a slim majority I don't buy the argument that it's "the will of the people", it's the will of some people, and it has polarised the country.
The fact is that people didn't actually know what they were voting for, everyone had a different version of brexit in mind, most were absolute fantasy. There are a lot of people who are anti-EU due to decades of defamation by ruling parties and our mass media.
Regarding my last point the EU had to set up a site to defend itself, but, as you likely know: disinformation is hard to counteract.
https://blogs.ec.europa.eu/ECintheUK/euromyths-a-z-index/
My statement about "will of the people" being a meme follows directly the definition of memetics:
> Memetics describes how an idea can propagate successfully, but doesn't necessarily imply a concept is factual
People are always saying it's the will of the people but they're unwilling to possibly have another referendum, they're unwilling to accept that people have been lied to, and they're unwilling to accept that brexit as described has changed.
Here's all the prominent leavers saying we would stay in the single market if people voted leave:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xGt3QmRSZY
So it's not fact, but it's a soundbite that gets repeated ad infinitum.
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